medium disasterVERIFIED📡 SPREADING
New York City building collapse traps people in rubble
Verified: 4 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
📍 New York, US·🕐 1h ago·4 outlets
News helicopter footage showed dozens of firefighters scouring the debris.
How sure are we
✓ Verified · 4 outlets
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
The story so far · 3 reports · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 10:37 PM UTC
- Nov 11, 10:16 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisNew York City building collapse traps people in rubble1news.co.nz ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 10:37 PM UTC · +20 min
- Nov 11, 10:38 PM UTC+21 minNew York City building collapse leaves people trapped in rubbleindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 11:11 PM UTC+54 minFirefighters dig through rubble after New York City building collapse traps people in wreckagegulfnews.com ↗
Location
Verification Log1
corroborationconfirmed80%
Also reported by cbs6albany.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
94%Independent outlets3
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
Community flags0
Score bands
Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
Treat it as unconfirmedWhat moves the score
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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts the score
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Report detailsA few points either way: a summary and a place add a little; state-run outlets on conflict, politics or security, and single reports marked high or critical, lose some
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
medium risk